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you know, obama has really been cornered by his own words. if you look at what's gone on in the past few days, iranians came out and said, if we are going to attack syria, they are going to attack israel, and at this point, obama is back into a very bad corner because he's going to risk israel being attacked and go ahead with what he's planning, or, number two, back off, in which case, the iranians say, hey, we backed him down. isn't he just another chicken heart? he has to do something. the problem is, neil, there's nothing good to do. we should not be doing anything to intervene in syria. neil: all right, now, i had john mccain here the other day, and, of course, as you know, he's a big believer that we should be doing more. we should have gotten involved earlier, and he says that there are good guys there we know. it's not al-qaeda elements mixed with the good guy, and we are missing a golden opportunity here. you say what? >> well, two things, with all do respect to mr. mccain, it is an al-qaeda opposition, the free syria army is compromi
you know, obama has really been cornered by his own words. if you look at what's gone on in the past few days, iranians came out and said, if we are going to attack syria, they are going to attack israel, and at this point, obama is back into a very bad corner because he's going to risk israel being attacked and go ahead with what he's planning, or, number two, back off, in which case, the iranians say, hey, we backed him down. isn't he just another chicken heart? he has to do something. the...
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obama care. here is one opportunity to get rid of it by defunding it and funding the entire rest of the government and there is fierce and unexplainable mysterious reluctance and resistance by your fellow republicans. are they surrendering? >> i was elected to fight to stop obamacare and i will do everything possible to stop it. i have been in 40 cities in kentucky and several cities around the country and every location that i show up. people come up to me and say stand up and we appreciate you standing up against the president when he is wrong. it is going to be a disaster for our economy. >> we appreciate you joining us and there is going to be a big rally with the tea party and you will be speaking on 9/10 in dc. thank you for being with us. >> and still ahead does the president need congressional approval before attacking syria? >> would you attack and what would it looks like and what would the targets be? >> retired general is with us next live. >> and look at your three options for video
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how embarrassing is this to the obama administration? >> the administration officials i've talked to all along maintain the maintain they never said that. when the president obama last yeek he talked about how international law would require some sort of spinternational co ration. he was asked ant about whether the frej might be in abort. he said i know everybody's on board and that's not the case because of what happened at british parliament yesterday. the french president said he should be france on board. the syrian leader should be finished for the attack. getting back to that international cooperation, we did start to hear yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening from senior u.s. officials at the white house and within the administration that the president may have to act unilaterally. it will be interesting to see by the end of the day whether or not that's still the case. >> a coalition of one. some of its critics are already dubbing. i'm looking at the transcript. he said this. if the u.s. goes an attacks another country without a
how embarrassing is this to the obama administration? >> the administration officials i've talked to all along maintain the maintain they never said that. when the president obama last yeek he talked about how international law would require some sort of spinternational co ration. he was asked ant about whether the frej might be in abort. he said i know everybody's on board and that's not the case because of what happened at british parliament yesterday. the french president said he...
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, if president obama, gives the order. i can tell you as soon as he does make that decision, those missiles could actually be ready to launch within minutes, maria. >> i'll pick it up from there. thank you very much for that. >> we're down only 24 points on the dow. only have 45 minutes left in this trading week, bill. at this stage the nasdaq in terms of percentage is the biggest loser. off 0.7 of 1%. >> secretary kerry making the president's plan for syria more clear up. saw it here on cnbc. >> it will not involve any boots on the ground. it will not be open-ended. and it will not assume responsibility for civil war that is already well under way. >> we'll have more on what the u.s. will do and maybe when it will do it after this break. [ male announcer ] it's time. time to have new experiences with a familiar keyboard. to update our status without opening an app. to have all our messages in one place. to browse... and share... faster than ever. ♪ it's time to do everything better than before. the new blackberry q10. i
, if president obama, gives the order. i can tell you as soon as he does make that decision, those missiles could actually be ready to launch within minutes, maria. >> i'll pick it up from there. thank you very much for that. >> we're down only 24 points on the dow. only have 45 minutes left in this trading week, bill. at this stage the nasdaq in terms of percentage is the biggest loser. off 0.7 of 1%. >> secretary kerry making the president's plan for syria more clear up. saw...
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two areas in obama care? >>ed good morning, stuart. glad to hear we discovered something in common. i was a golf caddy. look -- i'm glad you went back to 1999 for a high teenage employment after eight years of bill clinton. that was a good bench mark. >> yeah. >> look, you folks have always over estimated the pull, as you put it, of labor in the obamaed a mrgs. they are not hand in glove. there's been a lot of acrimony behind the scenes, and i argue in the book that one of labor's biggest mistakes is to wed itself too closely to a particular party. no, i don't think they have as much pull as people on the outside think. >> you don't think, on these issues, part-time work and cadillac tax, doesn't force changes from the obama administration? >> if this was a bill clinton, a hillary clinton, traditional democratic administration, there's a better chance, but barack obama has never been that close to labor, again, despite what the right likes to say. labor's regarded as an important interest in the democratic pa
two areas in obama care? >>ed good morning, stuart. glad to hear we discovered something in common. i was a golf caddy. look -- i'm glad you went back to 1999 for a high teenage employment after eight years of bill clinton. that was a good bench mark. >> yeah. >> look, you folks have always over estimated the pull, as you put it, of labor in the obamaed a mrgs. they are not hand in glove. there's been a lot of acrimony behind the scenes, and i argue in the book that one of...
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let me emphasize, president obama, we in the united states, we believe in the united nations, and we have great respect for the brave inspectors who endured regime gunfire and obstructions to their investigation, but as ban ki-moon, the secretary-general has said again and again, the u.n. investigation will not affirm would used these chemical weapons. that is not the mandate of the u.n. investigation. they will only affirm whether such weapons were used. by the definition of their own mandate, the u.n. can't tell us anything that we haven't shared with you this afternoon or that we don't already know, and because of the guaranteed russian obstructionism of any action through the u.n. security council, the u.n. cannot galvanize the world to act as it should, so let me be clear. we will continue talking to the congress, talking to our allies and most importantly talking to the american people. president obama will ensure that the united states of america makes its own decisions based on our values and interests and on its own time line. we know after a decade of conflict the american
let me emphasize, president obama, we in the united states, we believe in the united nations, and we have great respect for the brave inspectors who endured regime gunfire and obstructions to their investigation, but as ban ki-moon, the secretary-general has said again and again, the u.n. investigation will not affirm would used these chemical weapons. that is not the mandate of the u.n. investigation. they will only affirm whether such weapons were used. by the definition of their own mandate,...
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to president obama. lori: washington post also out here with a controversial new report details how much money the u.s. allocates to the 16 intelligence agencies, and what each agent does with the funds, top system rhett black budget was -- secret black budget was geffen to the post by place leaker snowden, shows a $62.2 billion budget allocated to the intelligence community for this fiscal year, among top spenders cia, and then nsa. and national re recnaissance office. some are furious about the disclosures. >> joining me now to an laze the situation in syria -- analyze the situation in syria, general jack king. welcome, sir. >> glad to be here. lori: the question are whether or not the.s. will engine engage syria has dominated the headlines. >> i do believe that united states will conduct a strike. that red line has been crossed, it was crossed once before, it is intolerable to have it done again with the casualties, i would hope that administration would take a strategic view, and try to accomplish so
to president obama. lori: washington post also out here with a controversial new report details how much money the u.s. allocates to the 16 intelligence agencies, and what each agent does with the funds, top system rhett black budget was -- secret black budget was geffen to the post by place leaker snowden, shows a $62.2 billion budget allocated to the intelligence community for this fiscal year, among top spenders cia, and then nsa. and national re recnaissance office. some are furious about...
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obama claims he is more wary but the eighth team is your has the administration made its case? is next. ll the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, whe experts watch over all drilling activity twey-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment h never been stronger. it. lori: it united nations investigators preparing to leave syria after the gather evidence it related to the regime suspected chemical weapons attack inspe
obama claims he is more wary but the eighth team is your has the administration made its case? is next. ll the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. help the gulf when we made recover...
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if president obama decides to take action against the assad regime it appears he'll do that without the support of our two strongest european allies. the british parliament voted against a limited strike against syria. >> why do our allies in qatar and others in the middle east cannot take military action. >> is it in britain's military interest to have a taboo on chemical weapons on the battlefield? yes. our actions won't be derpd by my good friend and ally the american president they will be decided by this government and votes of this house of commons. >> now despite being in support of military intervention in syria, cameron said he would comply with parliament's decision. assad said syria needs a political solution as u.n. inspectors have been ordered to leave the country. united states has now order a fifth war ship into the med. yesterday leaders of congress were briefed by the president's foreign policy team where they were told president obama believes beyond a doubt that the syrian government was responsible for last week's chemical attack that killed more than 1,000 people. s
if president obama decides to take action against the assad regime it appears he'll do that without the support of our two strongest european allies. the british parliament voted against a limited strike against syria. >> why do our allies in qatar and others in the middle east cannot take military action. >> is it in britain's military interest to have a taboo on chemical weapons on the battlefield? yes. our actions won't be derpd by my good friend and ally the american president...
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should president obama go it alone if he has to? keith weighed in. if congress votes, i say certain the house votes no. chance to humiliate obama before the world. they won't pass that up. from pat, he shouldn't do it even if he had support. lynn says no. not by ourselves. it needs to be an allied nation's action. the conversation goes on, on twitter and facebook. >>> all right. based on that last segment, it's time now for your go and do. today's friday feature, we have an individual or an organization that's reaching out to improve the lives of others. the group is uplifting the spirits of veterans and those that have returned from the fwhars afghanistan and iraq. team rwb which stands for team red, white and blue. take a listen to how one member describes the experience. >> you get out of the military and the number one thing you miss is the brotherhood that you had with all your fellow friends that you met during you're service. ever since i joined team red, white and blue, i have that again. >> so you can learn more from team red, white and blue
should president obama go it alone if he has to? keith weighed in. if congress votes, i say certain the house votes no. chance to humiliate obama before the world. they won't pass that up. from pat, he shouldn't do it even if he had support. lynn says no. not by ourselves. it needs to be an allied nation's action. the conversation goes on, on twitter and facebook. >>> all right. based on that last segment, it's time now for your go and do. today's friday feature, we have an individual...
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. >> obama administration making its case for taking military action against syria, briefing lawmakers about their conclusion that syria government carried out a large scale chemical weapons attack, tonight we speak with fox news military analyst, general jack king on whether the president is justified in takes action. even without the backing of allies or the united nations. >> and questionsemain about our involvement in libya. and the terrorist
. >> obama administration making its case for taking military action against syria, briefing lawmakers about their conclusion that syria government carried out a large scale chemical weapons attack, tonight we speak with fox news military analyst, general jack king on whether the president is justified in takes action. even without the backing of allies or the united nations. >> and questionsemain about our involvement in libya. and the terrorist
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the answer that obama officials gave is that the u.s. is going to do what it needs to do, and another country will not dictate what the u.s. does. so no one i'm told from the administration conceded that the u.s. would ultimately have to go without great britain, but they made very clear that it's not up to great britain what the u.s. decides needs to be done with regard to national security interests. the other thing i can tell you, though, is that this was a non-secure phone call. members of congress, senators were in their districts and states, some of them on cell phones, so they couldn't do this on a secure line. so i'm told there were some answers that they simply couldn't give because much of this is still classified. >> and congress isn't scheduled to come back for another two weeks. is there any chance they will come back and early vote on syria like the british counter parts did? >> very unlikely. first of all, look what happened in great britain, anderson. i was told before that happened that one of the reasons why even republ
the answer that obama officials gave is that the u.s. is going to do what it needs to do, and another country will not dictate what the u.s. does. so no one i'm told from the administration conceded that the u.s. would ultimately have to go without great britain, but they made very clear that it's not up to great britain what the u.s. decides needs to be done with regard to national security interests. the other thing i can tell you, though, is that this was a non-secure phone call. members of...
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obama's read line on that weapons of mass destruction issue. so i think the goals are fairly well laid out. we can't be sure how things will play out and we have to worry before hezbollah's threat, for example to israel. but i think the mission is reasonably well specified. >> trace: be a little more precise for me. you talk about causing enough pain so he won't do this again. what do we do? there's been suggestions we take out his air bases and air power. is that something you would back? >> i think that's what you do next. if in fact he doesn't get the message this time. and that's why i believe he will get the message, because he has watched news bosnia, in kosovo, in iraq, and he knows -- i'm not talking about the iraq invasion. i'm talking about the aerial operations of the 1990s. he knows there are lot of things we can do from the air, and if we get serious about doing them he will lose the war, at best hold on to a tiny enclave so air power is never enough to win the war but when you combine i with the syrian insurgencies, such as it is,
obama's read line on that weapons of mass destruction issue. so i think the goals are fairly well laid out. we can't be sure how things will play out and we have to worry before hezbollah's threat, for example to israel. but i think the mission is reasonably well specified. >> trace: be a little more precise for me. you talk about causing enough pain so he won't do this again. what do we do? there's been suggestions we take out his air bases and air power. is that something you would...
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will president obama order a strike? and my interview with lora dimaggio and what she says about her brother, the man accused of kidnapping hannah anderson. see it all tomorrow night. that's all for us tonight. anderson cooper starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. we begin with breaking news. action tonight by great britain slamming the brakes on any immediate military action on syria unless president obama wants to go at it alone, which the white house is signaling he might. parliament in england weighing a resolution that would have okayed the use of force. weighing it and finding it wasn't enough. here is the key moment as the measure failed loudly in the house of comments. >> mr. mcneal, you're like an exploded volcano erupted, calm yourself man. the ayes to the right, 272. the theys to the left, 2875. so the noes have it. the noes have it. >> moments after the vote, prime minister david cameron assured members he would not exercise what is known as the royal prerogative to go to war without parliamentary app
will president obama order a strike? and my interview with lora dimaggio and what she says about her brother, the man accused of kidnapping hannah anderson. see it all tomorrow night. that's all for us tonight. anderson cooper starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. we begin with breaking news. action tonight by great britain slamming the brakes on any immediate military action on syria unless president obama wants to go at it alone, which the white house is signaling he might....
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president obama in a bind after america's bigs ally backs away from taking action in syria. go to doug luzader live in washington with the latest. >> good morning. whatever coalition the president was hoping to build here now appears to be in at that timers this morning with a key u.s. ally now saying it will not take part in a military strike on syria. the administration suffered a big set back of particlism refusing to back any attack. >> the british parliament does not want to see british military action. i get that and the government will act accordingliful>> president obama meantime is expected to seek congressional approval for action in syria. it raises serious constitutional questions. select members of congress to make a case of war outlining evidence that the syrian regime avoid chemical weapons. the president did not take part in it. >> they are going to issue a statement and they are in the process of de classifying. when we do that we do understand. it's up to the president of the united states to present this case to sell it to the american public. >> that is g
president obama in a bind after america's bigs ally backs away from taking action in syria. go to doug luzader live in washington with the latest. >> good morning. whatever coalition the president was hoping to build here now appears to be in at that timers this morning with a key u.s. ally now saying it will not take part in a military strike on syria. the administration suffered a big set back of particlism refusing to back any attack. >> the british parliament does not want to...
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president obama's team is pushing forward. back here at home, top administration officials urged congress to back military action against the assad regime. we'll talk to two top senators about the case for action. and while syria takes center stage for the white house, behind the scenes, they're prepping a previous president's push on health care. can bill clinton rally skeptic and a ton of twentysomethings to sign up in october? good morning, it's friday, august 30th, 2013. this is the daily rundown. i'm chuck eliza in for chuck todd today. we begin with syria. whether president obama is willing to go it alone. as he moves closer to a decision about whether to launch air strikes in retaliation for last week's chemical weapons attack, support for that action may be waning. on thursday, protesters marched outside the white house, demanding the u.s. not launch missile strikes against the assad regime. inside, the president and his top officials were working to make the case to skeptical lawmakers. the administration held a 90-mi
president obama's team is pushing forward. back here at home, top administration officials urged congress to back military action against the assad regime. we'll talk to two top senators about the case for action. and while syria takes center stage for the white house, behind the scenes, they're prepping a previous president's push on health care. can bill clinton rally skeptic and a ton of twentysomethings to sign up in october? good morning, it's friday, august 30th, 2013. this is the daily...
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president obama is at 44% approval, that's his low water mark. the public doesn't approve of the way he handles foreign affairs and they're looking at this and trying to figure out what's really going on. i don't think the level of education has been there yet. the administration is trying to take the first step in that communications challenge. whether that works in the vacuum of social media and the world we exist today is to be determined. >> dana, bring us back to earth here from the twilight zone. there a lot of members of congress who said the president needs to bring this to congress to get some kind of vote of support. have i two questions. one, if they actually held a vote in the next few days, what do you think would happen? and, two, deep down inside do you think the members of congress want to be on the record with a vote? >> to answer your second question first, no. i don't think many of them do want to be. some really do. some genuinely have said in letters and in statements that they fundamentally believe that the constitutional re
president obama is at 44% approval, that's his low water mark. the public doesn't approve of the way he handles foreign affairs and they're looking at this and trying to figure out what's really going on. i don't think the level of education has been there yet. the administration is trying to take the first step in that communications challenge. whether that works in the vacuum of social media and the world we exist today is to be determined. >> dana, bring us back to earth here from the...
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president obama means business. we're living in a very dangerous world, a war on terror, his dissent about iraq was about sending u.s. troops in. i do think, though, the president needs to talk to the american people soon and explain we're not intervening in a syrian civil war where 100,000 people have died, we're not trying to remake syria, we just cannot let people use nuclear weapons -- or chemical weapons in the world. and you have a -- an iran starting to perhaps have a nuclear program, now you have chemical weapons being used in syria. he's given them a lot of time in syria and it hasn't worked, so he has to take a tougher stance now. >> doug, a year ago the president was clear about his red line. listen to this -- >> a red line for us is we start saying a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. >> will history look at that statement as a mistake? >> i don't think it's a mistake. i think it was a warning. if it is a mistake, it's that he -- we didn't act sooner in syria, we didn't arm
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obama has made clear the initiative here would come from the u.s. and while he welcomes international participation, he is not depending on the involvement of foreign forces for what will essentially be an operation conducted entirely by the united states military from naval vessels off the syrian coast." "the new york times" sources tonight pegging the timing of a unilateral american military strike on syria to as soon as when those u.n. inspectors leave. which could be as soon as tomorrow. joining us now is is andrea mitchell, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, host of msnbc's "andrea mitchell reports." she's been closely following the situation in syria. andrea, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> "the new york times" reporting tonight the president is prepared to move unilaterally in syria even without our closest ally in britain. what are you hearing about this? >> we heard that actually, i heard that last night around midnight when it was becoming clear cameron was in trouble in response to my questions about the
obama has made clear the initiative here would come from the u.s. and while he welcomes international participation, he is not depending on the involvement of foreign forces for what will essentially be an operation conducted entirely by the united states military from naval vessels off the syrian coast." "the new york times" sources tonight pegging the timing of a unilateral american military strike on syria to as soon as when those u.n. inspectors leave. which could be as soon...
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will president obama strike syria? and what will be the cost to this country? i'll talk to sen tar john mccain. he said strikes now will be too little too late and the tragic toll of chemical weapons. dr. sanjay gupta, and the interview many are talking about. what james dimaggio's sister told me about hanna anderson. >> the hanna anderson that i saw a few nights ago on tv is
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will president obama order a strike? and my interview with lora dimaggio and what she says about her brother, the man accused of kidnapping hannah anderson. see it all tomorrow night. that's all for us tonight. anderson cooper starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. we begin with breaking news. action tonight by great britain slamming the brakes on any immediate military action on syria unless president obama wants to go at it alone, which the white house is signaling he might. parliament in england weighing a resolution that would have okayed the use of force. weighing it and finding it wasn't enough. here is the key moment as the measure failed loudly in the house of comments. >> mr. mcneal, you're like an
will president obama order a strike? and my interview with lora dimaggio and what she says about her brother, the man accused of kidnapping hannah anderson. see it all tomorrow night. that's all for us tonight. anderson cooper starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. we begin with breaking news. action tonight by great britain slamming the brakes on any immediate military action on syria unless president obama wants to go at it alone, which the white house is signaling he might....
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president obama can look tough. who will replace him if we do take him out, or say we don't, isn't that a bit embarrassing for the united states? >> it is. we talked about this yesterday, talked about how there's no plan b. we have seen the consequences that come when you don't have plan b, seen it in egypt, libya, all over the place. it was interesting today, you had john kerry, secretary of state now, saying assad is a thug and murderer. two years ago, you had former secretary of state hillary clinton saying assad was a reformer. you also i thought -- where was president obama today? why was the first major address to the country about syria coming from the secretary of state? i mean, john kerry's speech was pretty powerful, whether you agreed with it or not, it was powerful, he was alone at the podium, talked directly to the american people, while president obama gives a four minute talk surrounded by other people, and distracted, which he wouldn't let the press cover live, and says a couple things with this kind
president obama can look tough. who will replace him if we do take him out, or say we don't, isn't that a bit embarrassing for the united states? >> it is. we talked about this yesterday, talked about how there's no plan b. we have seen the consequences that come when you don't have plan b, seen it in egypt, libya, all over the place. it was interesting today, you had john kerry, secretary of state now, saying assad is a thug and murderer. two years ago, you had former secretary of state...
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obama is doing the same things that he criticized bush for. bush had a real coalition. this administrations marriage of hypocrisy -- connell: he could turn it around. it does not look like he is going to. he is looking for a way to act. he may feel like he has to. he is the president. he is not louis the 14th. he does not get to take our country to war just for his personal ego. under a purely military side, he has no articulated, no goals that make sense. his administration remarks, we will do something decisive, but limited. that is a contradiction. connell: judy, what do you think of all of this? >> the problem is the president does have that authority or at least he claims he does. he was willing to use it in libya in 2011. that cost us nearly a billion dollars. it also resulted in a government that cannot protect its own people in libya. the question that the congress is asking and the issue is how many of them feel strongly enough to make a difference. what will we do after we strike? will that put us in a stronger position. connell: that is important. >> what is
obama is doing the same things that he criticized bush for. bush had a real coalition. this administrations marriage of hypocrisy -- connell: he could turn it around. it does not look like he is going to. he is looking for a way to act. he may feel like he has to. he is the president. he is not louis the 14th. he does not get to take our country to war just for his personal ego. under a purely military side, he has no articulated, no goals that make sense. his administration remarks, we will do...
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the time to take serious action to stop obama care is now join us in urging senators don't fund obama care. remember, if you fund it, you own it. julian, your vote. which of these two surrogates is going to win the hearts and minds of the american people? >> let's see. on the one hand you have president obama and president clinton, the two the greatest communicate kers of the 20th century. on the other hand, you have ted cruz and sarah palin. it's like the dream team versus the preschoolers. look, there's been some rhyme or reason to what the republicans have been trying to do to defund obama care. they're trying to win an argument. and to some expent in the last couple years, they've been successful because the numbers haven't been great on obama care. the numbers are change packagen now the majority of the public doesn't understand what's in obama care. it's a jump ball at this point. a very strong majority doesn't want the congress to defund obama care. the critical point, of course, is in october when the law goes into effect and particularly the exchanges. this is the last hurrah
the time to take serious action to stop obama care is now join us in urging senators don't fund obama care. remember, if you fund it, you own it. julian, your vote. which of these two surrogates is going to win the hearts and minds of the american people? >> let's see. on the one hand you have president obama and president clinton, the two the greatest communicate kers of the 20th century. on the other hand, you have ted cruz and sarah palin. it's like the dream team versus the...
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today president obama made it clear. syria will have to answer for what the secretary of state called a, quote, brutal and flagrant use of chemical weapons against its own citizens. it comes just hours after white house intelligence report was released. detailing the horrors within that country and the evidence that it has against the assad regime. the president met earlier today with his national security team. and while he confirmed that no final decision has been made, he said the atrocities cannot be ignored. >> this kind of attack is a challenge to the world. we cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. this kind of attack threatens our national security interests by violating well established international norms against the use of chemical weapons, by further threatening friends and allies of ours in the region like israel and turkey and jordan, and it increases the risk that chemical weapons will be used in the future and fall into the hands of terrorists
today president obama made it clear. syria will have to answer for what the secretary of state called a, quote, brutal and flagrant use of chemical weapons against its own citizens. it comes just hours after white house intelligence report was released. detailing the horrors within that country and the evidence that it has against the assad regime. the president met earlier today with his national security team. and while he confirmed that no final decision has been made, he said the atrocities...
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we expect to hear from president obama within the half hour at a pool spray. he's meeting with leaders of baltic nations. we expect that he is going to address this situation. i will also say, mandy around brian, on the conference call that i was on, the administration officials were asked about evidence they had directly linking president assad of syria to the launch of chemical weapons which is something that john kerry said assad had done, and what the officials said was we believe that, and we've always said that, assad is the responsible party, so if they are used by his regime, he is responsible. that suggests they do not have direct evidence linking bashar al assad to the use of these weapons. >> john, thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> joining us live on the cnbc newslong is congresswoman jackie walorski from indiana. she will be on a conference call asked ultd for 2:15 eastern time. what do you expect to hear from the president and what will you ask from the president? >> appreciate it. what i want to hear from the president as commander in chief
we expect to hear from president obama within the half hour at a pool spray. he's meeting with leaders of baltic nations. we expect that he is going to address this situation. i will also say, mandy around brian, on the conference call that i was on, the administration officials were asked about evidence they had directly linking president assad of syria to the launch of chemical weapons which is something that john kerry said assad had done, and what the officials said was we believe that, and...
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>> yes tis all about obama's image. let me comment on kerry's speech. >> go a head. >> melodrama is not a substitute for a strategy. two key points here, one, for all of the violence and sorrow, he did not explain why there is a role and present danger to the united states that merits use of military forces. he did not seem to grasp that the assad regime is not targeting america with chemical weapons and if the a sad regime call and al-qaeda and other islamist get their hands on the weapons we face a greater danger. and the remarks were stunning and resoflting when he called assad a thug and murderer who killed thousands of his own people with poiseinous gas, he described saddam hussein. saddam hussein killed over a mill one people. where was kerry and obama then? is there a difference a good dictator who used good poisonous gas. that was all melodrama and appealing to the emotions and we need hard- headed rational strt strat. >> tom, the united states has not entervened in a course of a throw- year war in which a hundr
>> yes tis all about obama's image. let me comment on kerry's speech. >> go a head. >> melodrama is not a substitute for a strategy. two key points here, one, for all of the violence and sorrow, he did not explain why there is a role and present danger to the united states that merits use of military forces. he did not seem to grasp that the assad regime is not targeting america with chemical weapons and if the a sad regime call and al-qaeda and other islamist get their hands...
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president obama reaches out and u.s. allies back away. this morning an international coalition to support military strikes on syria is crumbling. the most stinging rejection from washington's closest ally. take a look at the cover of "new york daily news" the british aren't coming. british lawmakers voted against taking any part of any military action. other allies like germany and france are also gun shy, still haunted by the iraq war. those concerns echo loudly in congress where more than 160 lawmakers, both republicans and democrats, are demanding at least a full debate before any strikes are launched. last night, president obama and top members of his cabinet spent 90 minutes trying to rally support among skeptical lawmakers. >> the congress, like in any democracy, is important to this process. their views are critically important. there are many members of the congress who are very experienced leaders. so, it's important that we coordinate with the congress, as we will continue to do. we reach out to get their thoughts on this issue.
president obama reaches out and u.s. allies back away. this morning an international coalition to support military strikes on syria is crumbling. the most stinging rejection from washington's closest ally. take a look at the cover of "new york daily news" the british aren't coming. british lawmakers voted against taking any part of any military action. other allies like germany and france are also gun shy, still haunted by the iraq war. those concerns echo loudly in congress where...
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>> president obama makes his case for action in syria, this crisis in syria. >> president obama laid down his thoughts. however, congress right now very reluctant. >> many members of congress are not on board. >> some members are calling on congress. >> 116 congress members. >> the american representatives need to be a part of that discussion. >> we do need to see some approve. >> this whole debate is contaminated by the legacy of iraq. >> i am deeply mindful. >> british lawmakers are pumping the brakes, as well. >> the well of public opinion was well and truly poisoned by the iraq episode. >> because of iraq. >> the ground war is under way. those weapons of mass destruction have to be somewhere. >> this is not like iraq. >> there is a broad consensus here. >> i have no interest in any kind of open-ended conflict in syria. >> while washington is not talking about regime change, the syrian rebels certainly are. >> first and foremost to the american public, we do need to see proof. >> what would the legal justification be? >> what is the political purpose of trying to achieve? >> the p
>> president obama makes his case for action in syria, this crisis in syria. >> president obama laid down his thoughts. however, congress right now very reluctant. >> many members of congress are not on board. >> some members are calling on congress. >> 116 congress members. >> the american representatives need to be a part of that discussion. >> we do need to see some approve. >> this whole debate is contaminated by the legacy of iraq. >> i...
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i have no idea what president obama is going to do. he seems to be shooting from the hip diplomatically. i wouldn't be surprised if he does it militarily. i think it is dangerous to have iran and hezbollah see that the united states is alone. that's not a very good strategy and, i hope president obama sees that that could be very dangerous for america and our allies. bill: appreciate the analysis. thank you. rick grenell. with us out of los angeles today. thank you, rick. 11 before the hour. heather: so much interesting information coming out today, certainly. more than a little more than a month before the health care exchanges will open, we're learning new details about the law and how it could impact your wall lit. we'll tell you how small businesses may pass the cost along to you. bill: check this out. that was a dump truck hit by a train. police rushing to the scene, to save the driver inside. heather: oh, my goodness. bill: that's him. he alive. one. officers there will tell us how this happened. heather: my goodness hey, it's me
i have no idea what president obama is going to do. he seems to be shooting from the hip diplomatically. i wouldn't be surprised if he does it militarily. i think it is dangerous to have iran and hezbollah see that the united states is alone. that's not a very good strategy and, i hope president obama sees that that could be very dangerous for america and our allies. bill: appreciate the analysis. thank you. rick grenell. with us out of los angeles today. thank you, rick. 11 before the hour....
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president obama saying part of the u.s. obligation is to ensure when the government uses weapons, action is taken, and he said that a lot of people in the world believe something should be done, but u nobody wants to do it. let's bring back greg, the chief political strategist of potomic research. greg, that seems to be a fair statement, do you agree? >> caller: everyone in the administration is haunted by iraq, weapons of mass direction that were not found, and so he wants to convince the public there's a compelling reason to move, but move very cautiously. i think a big theme of what he said is that whatever we do is not going to be massive. >> rich, i know you are hanging out with us, and, you know, the congress is not going to want to do this. how does the president convince them this is something they need to do? >> it's not quite ruled out, and boehner just wants more information, and to greg's point, this is an administration incredibly focused on iraq, a president politically who ran against the type of intervention
president obama saying part of the u.s. obligation is to ensure when the government uses weapons, action is taken, and he said that a lot of people in the world believe something should be done, but u nobody wants to do it. let's bring back greg, the chief political strategist of potomic research. greg, that seems to be a fair statement, do you agree? >> caller: everyone in the administration is haunted by iraq, weapons of mass direction that were not found, and so he wants to convince...
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i think the irony here is that president obama, when he was candidate obama, ran on this message that president bush's unilateral approach in iraq was not acceptable and now he finds himself in a position where he doesn't have the support, it seems like, from the uk, and he is on the brink of launching an attack against syria, largely alone. i think it's interesting that the president is somebody who is not interested in having his legacy be largely defined by wars. i think he would much rather his legacy be defined by his ability to turn around the economy after a global financial crisis, a passing a land mark, a health care law. he certainly wants to be the president who is able to fix the country's broken immigration system and i think it will be interesting to see if the president does decide to launch an attack against syria, how his legacy will be changed as a result of this. does he become the president whose legry is defined by wars and something that he certainly, i think, wants to avoid. it's not something he was looking for. >> colonel, the president receiving pushback from
i think the irony here is that president obama, when he was candidate obama, ran on this message that president bush's unilateral approach in iraq was not acceptable and now he finds himself in a position where he doesn't have the support, it seems like, from the uk, and he is on the brink of launching an attack against syria, largely alone. i think it's interesting that the president is somebody who is not interested in having his legacy be largely defined by wars. i think he would much rather...
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president obama has very much refused to do that. >> this is jack. is that aggressive stance even possible for this president after two years of pretty much the opposite? is it even political possible for him to make that reversal? >> i doubt it. i don't think he can. i would be surprised, but strange things happen. once this dynamic develops, the president may find himself in a very prickly situation. he may find himself in a difficult situation with iranians. but i agree with you, i think this would be an enormous reversal for him. so i suspect about that the strikes assuming though happen will be quite limited as the white house has already said and may it actually do more harm than good. >> all right, we appreciate your time today. >>> coming up, we'll talk how attacks would affect global markets, would it push president obama to attack reserves. take a look at energy prices. if you're serious about taking your trading to a higher level, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then schwab is the place to trade. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 call 1-888-284-9410 or visit schw
president obama has very much refused to do that. >> this is jack. is that aggressive stance even possible for this president after two years of pretty much the opposite? is it even political possible for him to make that reversal? >> i doubt it. i don't think he can. i would be surprised, but strange things happen. once this dynamic develops, the president may find himself in a very prickly situation. he may find himself in a difficult situation with iranians. but i agree with you,...
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senate in american history and the first since barack obama. booker is the rare mayor who's also become a national figure. a charismatic man, in his own words work-a-holic leader and rebels in the image of guardian of the people fighting off crime and urban decay in new jersey's largest city. he rescued a freezing dog, saved a woman from a burning building. that actually happened. booker has been on the political radar since he was 29. grabbed attention by holding a ten-day hunger strike. some believe booker has the ability and drive to be president. thought that since his days at stanford and oxford where he was a scholar. he's been accused of being a shameless publicity speaker, angered members of his own party after publicly defending bain capital during last year's presidential campaign. he's gotten further flak from the left, myself, included, for hedge fund backers and support of school voucher programs. in the heat of a senate campaign, things have gotten strangely personal. booker's republican opponent lonegan jumped on comments booker
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but this was really no-drama obama. we heard that said about the president during times of crisis and had his back has been up against the wall politically speaking, he does get into that mode of really no drama. that's what we saw from the president when he made those remarks. he made point blank about that issue of not having international cooperation and not having congressional authorization. you did get the sense from him that not everything has gone his way this week but that he is determined, he is committed to taking some kind of action to punish syria for what he considers to be a violation of an international norm, one he says the world cannot turn away from. >> he certainly did. and so did the secretary of state. jim acosta, thanks very much. with the american public, lawmakers and even former presidents divided on syria, political considerations must weigh heavily on president obama. let's discuss what's going on with our chief political analyst gloria borger and chief congressional correspondent dana bash.
but this was really no-drama obama. we heard that said about the president during times of crisis and had his back has been up against the wall politically speaking, he does get into that mode of really no drama. that's what we saw from the president when he made those remarks. he made point blank about that issue of not having international cooperation and not having congressional authorization. you did get the sense from him that not everything has gone his way this week but that he is...
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that was then senator obama. then what did they respond to? the fact that your former secretary of state said assad was a partner of peace. that nancy pelosi said when she was speaker of the house that the president bush does not speak for us, all americans, that senator kerry said he was a friend. maybe he's saying, what america do i believe? the one that president bush was running or the one who has now turned on me who was once friendly to me? it's amazing that president obama finds himself going along. let's be honest, militarily, we don't need anybody. we got five warships there. we have the tomahawk missiles. we have the battle plans and incredible generals. we don't need anyone. but overall, if not this incident, syria has it coming. look at the role they played with the insurgency. allowing them to come back, shower, and train and go back into iraq into the sunni triangle and kill our guys. they've been a thorn in our side and an ally to iran. they deserve some type of retaliation from america. but the question is, did anyone prethink
that was then senator obama. then what did they respond to? the fact that your former secretary of state said assad was a partner of peace. that nancy pelosi said when she was speaker of the house that the president bush does not speak for us, all americans, that senator kerry said he was a friend. maybe he's saying, what america do i believe? the one that president bush was running or the one who has now turned on me who was once friendly to me? it's amazing that president obama finds himself...
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president obama struggling for international order with limited military strike against syria. chemical weapons. and also emergency crews in russia. on the clock trying to flood watches at bay and evacuated residents.
president obama struggling for international order with limited military strike against syria. chemical weapons. and also emergency crews in russia. on the clock trying to flood watches at bay and evacuated residents.
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when it comes to obama care here is what kim wrote. the office of personal management announced with no legal authority that congress could keep receiving its giant subsidies. all i know is i'm tired of exceptions and whether it's the rule of law or how obama care is different for people that aren't hooked in or don't work for the government or don't belong to a union, i think we've had enough exceptions. i also want to know why congress gives its right to the purse string away to agencies and why none of this seems to be challenged by, what, they call them extreme republicans? well, if they're extreme, why don't they take some of this to the supreme court and find out exactly who is extreme and who isn't. back to you. >> rick santelli this morning fired up. thank you, rick. like markets, it's been a rough couple months for detroit, but superman is on the way. we'll explain what we mean by that when we come back. but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social med
when it comes to obama care here is what kim wrote. the office of personal management announced with no legal authority that congress could keep receiving its giant subsidies. all i know is i'm tired of exceptions and whether it's the rule of law or how obama care is different for people that aren't hooked in or don't work for the government or don't belong to a union, i think we've had enough exceptions. i also want to know why congress gives its right to the purse string away to agencies and...
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administration appears determined to enter this conflict obama says the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice but it does not bend on its own because american intervention in syria really a thing for justice. in cuba is not a failure of the cuban people it's a failure of sidel castro and of cause. when a sus a nation on sabotage backed by the officials both hostility and suspicion encouraged by the government these are. aeration against cuba were known to be attorney general of the united states the president and i was paid to him solve the defendant's intelligence arms had to infiltrate to resist. pressure lay jones freedom fighters terrorists. who is kook kick. a real terrorist please stand up on our cheek. and they were ready to do anything for their country to me is to love the country more than yourself if you join the military for any other reason that you're probably not going to have a good day and they were tools in the hands of the state now they live remembering the past which is impossible to get rid of. the war. but it however good people do get hurt. and i'v
administration appears determined to enter this conflict obama says the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice but it does not bend on its own because american intervention in syria really a thing for justice. in cuba is not a failure of the cuban people it's a failure of sidel castro and of cause. when a sus a nation on sabotage backed by the officials both hostility and suspicion encouraged by the government these are. aeration against cuba were known to be attorney general of the...
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there is obama calling the bangs her mid life crisis. nine months later the caramel colored highlights are a subtle change and she looks fabulous as always. of course we'll now be seeing many women replicating the look. she is a fashion leader. >> okay, what are you going to bring on monday? >> i'm going to leave it a surprise. no bongz wi no bangs with this, doesn't work. >> beautiful hair. >> i pay them handsomely. >> i tell michaela when she gets haircuts, save it for me. >> we'd be pretty much a match. >> i'll take whatever it is, i'll take it. >>> coming up on "new day" a big settlement, three-quarters of a billion dollars what some former pro-football players are getting. accusations the league covered up the dangers of hard hits. now the nfl is promising more research. is that enough? you're going to hear from one of the former nfl greats who sued the league. >>> and also controversy continues in montana where there are more calls now for a judge to step down after the judge sme sentenced a man who admitted raping a student to 30
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latest push for obama care. i can't believe it. but this obama care back and forth continues. and it's going to keep going straight through the elections. >> well, it is. he has president bill clinton is going to be out next week at his presidential library down in arkansas talking about what the law does, the facts about the law, the benefits, what's working. circle october 1st when enrollment begins and joe, politico is reporting that starting october 1st a whole political campaign around it. you will have the president, the first lady, the vice president, dr. jill biden, all out this fall making strategic appearances around this law. they're going to be tracking those enrollments, looking at it as a political campaign, where they're weak, where they feed to be and they will be sending officials based on how people are signing up. >> you know, i'm looking also at other stories in politico, one of your top stories, nancy pelosi, the hawk, tells barack obama to act on syria. isn't that interesting? the names of
latest push for obama care. i can't believe it. but this obama care back and forth continues. and it's going to keep going straight through the elections. >> well, it is. he has president bill clinton is going to be out next week at his presidential library down in arkansas talking about what the law does, the facts about the law, the benefits, what's working. circle october 1st when enrollment begins and joe, politico is reporting that starting october 1st a whole political campaign...
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that leaves president obama struggling to gather international support for his plan to launch limited airstrikes against damascus over its alleged use of chemical weapons. and emergency crews in russia's far east work around the clock to try to keep floodwaters at bay and evacuated residents as the worst delusion in a century takes a heavy toll on infrastructure. has to be on a mosque you're watching r t with me marina josh welcome to the program the united states is facing the pro prospect of going it alone in syria after washington's key ally withdrew its support for airstrikes and historic vote british lawmakers defeated a motion by david cameron's government marking the first time in recent years that the u.k. has refused to take part in a u.s. led intervention military action was rejected by a margin of thirteen votes with thirty members of cameron's own party turning against him parliament refused to sanction british involvement in syria even if un inspectors conclude that damascus was indeed responsible for the use of chemical weapons earlier in august at attack that reportedly
that leaves president obama struggling to gather international support for his plan to launch limited airstrikes against damascus over its alleged use of chemical weapons. and emergency crews in russia's far east work around the clock to try to keep floodwaters at bay and evacuated residents as the worst delusion in a century takes a heavy toll on infrastructure. has to be on a mosque you're watching r t with me marina josh welcome to the program the united states is facing the pro prospect of...
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administration appears determined to enter this conflict with no clear purpose or aim obama says the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice but it does not bend on its own is american intervention in syria really a bend towards justice. to cross not the war in syria i'm joined by pepe escobar in hong kong he's an investigative journalist and author and we also have stephen sless and you're in new york he is a senior fellow at the century foundation and author of the book act of creation or a gentleman crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and go to hong kong for us poppy is this all about justice well mr obama is looking for justice and threatening to bomb syria no it's about president of united states of america and mash in his own web because he was reckless enough to be clear red line without sinking about the consequences and we're not talking about pulau or some island in the middle of the pacific who talk about the middle east so now he's backed into a. he doesn't know what to do he's clueless my best sources and stephen maybe you can
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